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Tonight’s the night where creative energy will make the moon shine.
The international art group Assocreation visits the machineRAUM video and digital culture biennale in Vejle. At 17 pm cyclists will convene on Vejles Townhall Square where they’ll hook up their bikes to one of the many generators set up there waiting for them to provide the muscle power needed to charge a giant battery. Each revolution of every set of pedals moves the battery charge indicator a little closer to full. After sundown, the cyclist’s output will be switched directly to the balloon; the harder they pedal, the brighter the artificial moon glows in the night sky. The humming of the muscle-powered generators will spread out a blanket of sound across the square. The battery that was charged up during the day discharges through the night and lets the moon gently set over Vejle…

Moon Ride is a sensory encounter with the myths and rites of our light-and-sound-dominated e-culture. At the same time, it’s a minimalist reflection of our electronic world that makes visible the charging and discharging processes inherent in everyday life. Read more at machineRaum.